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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Duke Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and International Male (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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161 lbs
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170 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Duke Dragon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, International Male!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragon blocks a leg kick.
Dragon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Male makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Male scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Male scores with a leg kick.
Dragon tries for a takedown but Male circles away easily
and Male counters with a big head kick but Dragon shrugs it off.
Dragon shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Male is trying to defend but Dragon finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dragon thows a huge punch but Male dodges it nicely.
Dragon trying to control from half guard but Male is working away.
Dragon is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragon trying to control the action but Male is working from the bottom.
Male is looking for a sweep. Dragon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dragon is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Male defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dragon is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dragon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dragon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Male defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Male is defending against the submission attempts here by Dragon.
Dragon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dragon is working for a submission of some sort.
Dragon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Male doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dragon.
Dragon is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Male is staying active underneath Dragon, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dragon trying to pass the guard but Male defending well.
Male avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dragon.
Dragon is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dragon is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dragon works his foot free and advances to mount.
Dragon throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Dragon prevents Male from getting the reversal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dragon landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dragon goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Male is on top in guard.
Male must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Male showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duke Dragon dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dragon tries for a takedown but Male circles away easily
and Male counters with an inside leg kick.
Dragon shoots in for a takedown but Male shows good takedown defense.
Male defending well as Dragon loads up on a big left hand.
Dragon with a poor takedown
and Male counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duke Dragon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Male throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dragon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Male counters with a big head kick but Dragon shrugs it off.
Dragon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Male counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dragon has his takedown stuffed
and Male counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dragon is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Dragon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Male finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Male misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dragon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Male throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Male there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Male buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Male lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Male throws a head kick that misses.
Male lands with a thumping leg kick.
Male throws a nice inside leg kick.
Male tries a head kick but it misses.
Dragon avoids the head kick by Male.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragon with a poor takedown
and Male counters with a good low kick that Dragon was not able to check.
Dragon fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Male to the ground. Dragon is now in Male's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dragon wants to pass the guard but Male is keeping the position.
Male not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Male has control of Dragon's left arm, preventing Dragon from doing any damage.
Dragon passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Male tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Male sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Male preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Dragon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Male doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dragon.
Dragon looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dragon trying to control the action but Male is working from the bottom.
Dragon is looking for a kimura here.
Dragon is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Dragon goes for an armbar but Male turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Male.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dragon is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
International Male showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Dragon has his takedown stuffed
and Male counters with a leg kick.
Duke Dragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dragon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Duke Dragon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dragon fails with the takedown
and Male counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Duke Dragon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Male chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dragon has his takedown stuffed
and Male counters with a good low kick that Dragon was not able to check.
Dragon misses with a takedown
and Male counters with a leg kick.
Dragon doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Male counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Male scores with a nice body kick.
Dragon shoots and misses
and Male counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dragon's knee momentarily.
Male dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dragon. That did some damage!
Male wants to land a leg kick but Dragon is out of range.
Male thuds his shin into the meat of Dragon's side.
Male wants to land a leg kick but Dragon is out of range.
Male is looking to slow Dragon down with leg kicks.
Male is looking to slow Dragon down with leg kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Male.
Good leg kick by Male there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Male connects with a leg kick. Dragon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Male tries a head kick but it misses.
Dragon misses with a takedown
and Male counters with a nice kick to the body.
Dragon misses with a takedown attempt
and Male counters with a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Male lands with a thumping leg kick.
Male throws a low kick but Dragon avoids it.
Male throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dragon takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
International Male is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Male pushes Dragon away with a front kick.
Male scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Male.
Male throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Male throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Dragon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dragon misses with a takedown attempt
and Male counters with a slapping leg kick.
Male lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dragon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Male lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Male.
Male lands a nice looking body kick.
Male scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Male throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Male.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Male, right into the meat.
Dragon on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Male throws a quick inside leg kick.
Male cracks the inside of Dragon's front leg.
Dragon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Male can pounce on him.
Male feints and then cracks Dragon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dragon down.
Male throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Male feints and then cracks Dragon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dragon down.
Male lands a leg kick that knocks Dragon off balance momentarily.
Dragon will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Male.
And that's the end of the fight!
International Male comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Male has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... International Male!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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